Renault-Nissan alliance, Didi Chuxing to explore China electric car-sharing tie-up – Reuters: The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with car-hailing service company Didi Chuxing to explore future business cooperation on a new electric car-sharing service in China. FILE PHOTO: The… Nissan sees China growth outpacing market this year, […]

GM reports $3.9 billion loss for 2017 – Detroitnews: GM lost $3.9 billion in 2017 on charges related to tax overhaul and sale of its European business Hyundai Santa Fe revealed ahead of Geneva motor show debut – Autocar: The Korean firm’s large SUV, which will be revealed to the public next month, gets a […]

Porsche to develop Mission E variants as part of £5.3bn investment – Autocar: The Mission E is due to launch in 2019. VW Group to double investment in electromobility, including electrified versions of current range and development of forthcoming sports EV The Uber trial exposing dirty secrets of Silicon Valley’s greatest innovators – Guardian: Last […]

German new car sales up about 12 pct in January – source – Reuters: New car sales in Germany jumped about 12 percent last month to about 270,000 vehicles, the highest level for January in nearly two decades, an auto industry source said. But the downtrend in registrations of diesel-powered cars continued with a decline… […]

“Grade the Analysts” was a favorite monthly story during my intermezzo at Thetruthaboutcars.com. Well, at least, it was a favorite of the analysts that competed for who has the sharpest crystal ball in predicting car sales. There even was occasional drama and intrigue. No wonder: Knowing the consistently right-on analyst can mean real money when […]

Alex Roi once said (Google was no help, can’t find the link) that is feels like Tesla hogs half of the headlines. As it turns out, it is not quite as much, but close. In the news, one of the world’s smallest automakers definitely dwarfs the big ones in headline power. In an attempt to […]